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Megaspilidae

Megaspilid wasps of Africa and Madagascar 

(Life: Kingdom: Metazoa (animals); Phylum: Arthropoda; Class: Hexapoda; Order: Hymenoptera; Superfamily: Ceraphronoidea)

Classification

Distribution Worldwide
Biology Ectoparasitoids of fly pupa (Diptera) or hyperparasitoids of Hymenoptera.

Diversity

Worldwide: 323 species in 12 genera.

Afrotropical region: 27 species in 5 genera.

References

Johnson, N.F. & Musetti, L. 2004. Catalog of systematic literature of the superfamily Ceraphronoidea (Hymenoptera). Contributions of the American Entomological Institute 33: 1-149.

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